The White Sox have signed right-hander Justin Anderson to a minor league deal, based on his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to Triple-A Charlotte for now however may get an invite to main league Spring Coaching.
Anderson, 31, appeared in 111 large league video games for the Angels over 2018 and 2019. He tossed 102 1/3 innings with a 4.75 earned run common. He struck out a powerful 27.7% of batters confronted but additionally gave out walks at a 15.7% clip. Regardless of the management points, he nonetheless served a leverage function for the Halos, racking up 5 saves and 33 holds.
Since then, nonetheless, accidents have despatched him out into the proverbial wilderness. In 2020, he suffered an indirect pressure after which a torn ligament in his pitching elbow, the latter ultimately resulting in Tommy John surgical procedure in July of 2020. He was non-tendered by the Angels on the finish of that 12 months and signed a two-year minor league take care of the Rangers, with that membership hoping for a post-surgery bounceback in 2022. That didn’t work out, with Anderson touchdown on the minor league IL in April of 2022 after simply three appearances and by no means returning.
In 2023, Anderson lastly confirmed a little bit of progress. He secured a minor league take care of the Royals in June and was in a position to make 24 appearances over the ultimate few months of the season, logging 36 2/3 innings of labor. Anderson posted an ERA of 6.87 on the 12 months general however struck out 35.5% of batters confronted and completed sturdy, with an ERA of three.44 in his closing 11 appearances and 0.63 in his final eight. Any pitcher can look higher with that sort of arbitrary selectivity, however since Anderson was coping with accidents for therefore lengthy, it will be truthful to count on him to take a while getting right into a groove.
The White Sox can be hoping that was certainly the case and that Anderson will be in higher type in 2024 after shaking off some rust this 12 months. If he is ready to keep wholesome and efficient, he nonetheless has a full slate of choices and fewer than three years of service time. If he’s added to the roster at any level, he could possibly be moved between the majors and minors with out being uncovered to waivers and could possibly be retained for future seasons through arbitration.
